Rudo y Cursi Jun 30, 2009
Cuaron also cast Bernal and Luna -- best friends since childhood in Mexico City who were so keen to do the film the signed up before they saw a script -- against type and against their wishes. Both had originally wanted to play the opposite character: Bernal the abrasive Rudo, and Luna the romantic Cursi. (CNN -- International)
NOW HONDURAS ON THE BRINK... Jun 30, 2009
Mexico announced it was giving diplomatic protection to Zelaya's foreign minister, Patricia Rodas, who fled to Mexico City. Zelaya was arrested and flown to Costa Rica hours before a rogue referendum he had called in defiance of Honduras' courts and Congress. (The Drudge Report)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jun 30, 2009
Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. President George Bush was forced to make several concessions to his Latin American colleagues yesterday when they concluded their two-day summit with only a vague commitment to a controversial pan-American free trade area. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
China's grip tightenson 'green' metals Jun 30, 2009
MEXICO CITY - The rare-earth metal neodymium, used in electric car motors and wind turbines, is at the epicenter of the race between wealthy and emerging nations to create green technologies, while poorer countries appear to be relegated to spectator status. Neodymium is a lanthanoid, at position 60 on the periodic table of elements for the number of atoms in a single molecule. (Asia Times Online)
Soprano family values Jun 30, 2009
The persuasive aroma of cooked meats and freshly baked, corn tortillas drifted down the crowded, sweltering streets of Mexico City. Lifestyle Stories. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Sulfate lens enhances climate warming properties of atmospheric soot Jun 30, 2009
Prather and Ryan Moffet, a former graduate student at UC San Diego who is now at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, measured atmospheric aerosols over Riverside, California and Mexico City. Using an instrument that measures the size, chemical composition and optical properties of aerosols in real time, they showed that jagged bits of fresh soot quickly become coated with a spherical shell of other chemicals, particularly sulfate, nitrate, and organic carbon, through light-driven chemical... (EurekAlert!)
Particulate Pollution, Soot Spur Global Warming Jun 30, 2009
Prather and Ryan Moffet, a former graduate student at UC San Diego who is now at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, measured atmospheric aerosols over Riverside, California and Mexico City ... (May 9, 2006) A team of Los Alamos scientists recently returned from a month-long data-gathering trip to Mexico City as part of an international, multi-agency environmental science collaboration. (Science Daily)
Gov's 'other woman' fiercely private, no pushover Jun 30, 2009
Associated Press Writer Michael Warren in Mexico City also contributed. To subscribe to the print edition of The Times and Democrat. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Gov’s ‘other woman’ fiercely private, no pushover Jun 30, 2009
Daily American - Gov s other woman fiercely private, no pushover. She is an intensely private woman who was not afraid to fight back when that privacy was breached. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Mexico detains 93 police in corruption probe Jun 29, 2009
Buses transported several dozendetained police agents June 25in Mexico City ... MEXICO CITY - Mexican prosecutors announced Sunday they have put 93 police officers and investigators under house arrest on suspicion of aiding the Zetas, a feared gang of hit men tied to the Gulf drug cartel. (MSNBC -- International)
MARCOTTI:Brazil's pedigree instrumental in second-half blitz Jun 29, 2009
a-Wednesday, Aug. 12: vs. Mexico at Mexico City. a-Saturday, Sept. 5: vs. El Salvador at Sandy, Utah, 7:57 p.m.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Summer Reading 2009 Jun 29, 2009
Grew up in Mexico City, Mexico. FAMILY: Wife, Brenda; daughter, Ellie; sons Brooks and Jesse. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Mourning a Brilliant, Troubling Idol Jun 29, 2009
Street tributes went up from Paris to Karachi, from Moscow to Mexico City. A candlelight vigil was held in Beijing. (Time.com)
Motorcycle bombs kill 20 in Baghdad Jun 28, 2009
MEXICO CITY A shootout between police and suspected cartel hit men in central Mexico yesterday left at least 12 people dead and one police officer wounded, officials said. Guanajuato state Attorney General Carlos Zamarripa said police and soldiers were checking a report of armed men at a building in the town of Apaseo el Alto when assailants opened fire and lobbed grenades at them. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Argentina's Ruling Couple Face Key Test At Polls Jun 28, 2009
Associated Press Writer Theresa Bradley in Mexico City contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (CBS News -- World)
Kenyan man, Colorado woman win Seattle marathons Jun 28, 2009
SEATTLE - Peter Omae, a Kenyan who lives in Mexico City, won the first Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon men's race in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 17 seconds, 35 seconds ahead of Peter Gilmore. The women's marathon winner Saturday was Michele Suszek of Colorado, who beat Leah Thorvlison in a race with three lead changes in the final six miles. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Doctor tells police about Jackson's final moments Jun 28, 2009
A Michael Jackson fan dances during a daytime vigil in Mexico City, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 50. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Mexican artists paintings are exhibited in Douglas Jun 28, 2009
His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in places like London, New York, Texas, Monterrey, Mexico City, Aguascalientes and Villahermosa. His works invite people to appreciate vases, fruits and pantries. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mexico Peso Bonds Head for Weekly Advance on Debt Plan, Inflation Report Jun 27, 2009
The fact that the government is concentrating its sales on the short end of the curve eases pressure on long-term bond yields, said , head of fixed-income strategy at Santander in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Production to decline at Kennametal plant Jun 27, 2009
The pending deal for $29 million also involves facilities in Clemson; Mexico City; and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Dale Erkkila, the vice president of corporate development for Top-Eastern Drill Co., said the purchase of the Evans plant, along with a defined group of Kennametal's high speed steel assets, is scheduled to close next week. (The Augusta Chronicle)
U.S. reports 6,200 new H1N1 flu cases Jun 27, 2009
The flu, originally referred to as swine flu, first sparked in April in Mexico City and has spread to the U.S. and other countries. New York has had the most deaths with 35 and Wisconsin has the most cases among U.S. states with 4,273. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Inmates in 'Shawshank' escape get max sentences Jun 27, 2009
The two were at large for nearly a month before they were caught, Espinosa in an apartment less than a mile from the jail and Blunt in a hotel in Mexico City. Through a friend, Blunt contacted representatives of the Rev. Al Sharpton. (NJ.com -- News)
Portland Movers All My Sons Moving Announces Movers Advantage Program Jun 27, 2009
A locally owned, family operated business in the Portland area (independently owned and operated) that is an associate of a 23 state operation including an office in Mexico City, Mexico. They are accredited members of the Better Business Bureau, members of AMSA and recognized as "ProMovers", have Certified Moving Consultants on staff. (PR Newswire)
* Jacksons death shocks world Jun 27, 2009
MOONWALKING INTO THE SUNSET:: The sudden death of the King of Pop spawned an outpouring of grief around the world from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur to Mexico City AP, SYDNEY Saturday, Jun 27, 2009, Page 7 ... In central Mexico City, Jackson impersonator Esteban Rubio, 30, organized an impromptu tribute to the musical star. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Man Arrested In Murder Of Coed Porn Star Appears In Court Jun 27, 2009
Prosecutors asked for high bond and told the court that while Mireles was in jail in Mexico City, he told a friend he had planned an escape by faking a serious illness and then escaping when he was taken to a hospital. Sander's disappearance drew nationwide attention after the discovery that the Butler, Kan. (KWTX.com, TX)
Swine flu cases spike in 2 Mexican states Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY - Mexican health officials say swine flu cases have spiked in the southern states of Yucatan and Chiapas prompting authorities to start the summer break weeks early. The Health Department says that confirmed infections spiked by 25 percent in each state this week. (MSNBC -- Health)
Understanding the Market for Non-fi... Jun 27, 2009
What Children like to do in Mexico City. Spiritual Books. (Suite101.com)
Mexican entrepreneur wants to turn KidZania into global brand Jun 27, 2009
So, the first KidZania theme park was opened in Mexico City in 1999 ... There are currently two KidZania theme parks in Mexico, including one in Mexico City that attracts an average of 800,000 visitors annually. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Man caught with 4m child porn images Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY: A Canadian suspected of heading a North American pedophilia ring has been arrested in Mexico in possession of four million photographs and videos of children shown naked or striking suggestive poses. The suspect, Arthur Lelland Sayer, "was caught red-handed at his home in Tijuana, Baja California (close to the US border) with a large number of photos and videos that were stored on over a dozen hard drives," Mexico City's public prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. (India Times, India)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Jun 27, 2009
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Mexico City ready for possible flu spread in winter Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Mexico City health authorities are fully prepared in case A/H1N1 influenza spreads this winter, City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday ... City Health Department Chief Armando Ahued said besides the city-stored Oseltamivir, the Mexican Health Ministry has almost 1 million treatments awaiting needs from Mexico City. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexico to launch joint research projects with China Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's top science research bodies are seeking to launch joint research projects on biofuel and healthcare with China's Beijing Institute of Genomics and China Agricultural University, a senior government adviser told Xinhua Friday ... Laclette said the forum is also seeking to coordinate with Mexico City mayor's Science and Technology Institute, which is working with Beijing-based scientists on a project called the City of Health, a science park which will... (Xinhuanet, China)
World mourns King of Pop Jun 27, 2009
Associated Press writers Tanalee Smith in Sydney; Marta Falcnoni in Rome; Rod McGuirk in Canberra; Peter Orsi in Mexico City; Stan Lehman in Sao Paolo; Jorge Rueda in Caracas; Madeleine Bair in Bogota; John Rogers and Derrik J. Lang in Los Angeles; Kim Yong-ho in Seoul; Min Lee in Hong Kong; Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo; and Teresa Cerojano in Manila contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Shootout Between Police, Gunmen Kills 12 in Mexico Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY A shootout between police and gunmen killed 12 people on Friday in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the state's governor said. At least one police officer was wounded in the clash, Gov. Juan Manuel Oliva said. (Fox News)
Fans from Sydney to Bogota mourn Michael Jackson Jun 26, 2009
A fan of Michael Jackson holds a candle during a vigil in Mexico City, Thursday, June 25, 2009 ... In central Mexico City, Jackson impersonator Esteban Rubio, 30, organized an impromptu tribute to the musical star. (Albany Times Union)
Mexico, Chile urge more access to H1N1 flu vaccine Jun 26, 2009
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From Tokyo To Rio, Fans Mourn King Of Pop Jun 26, 2009
A fan of Michael Jackson attends a vigil in Mexico City, Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP). (CBS News)
• Honduras heads toward crisis over referendum Jun 26, 2009
Associated Press Writers Jorge Rueda in Caracas, Carlos Rodriguez in Mexico City and Edith M. Lederer in New York contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Mexico's gamble Jun 26, 2009
One of those commitments is that by 2011 it will replace 2% of hydrocarbons used in three of the country's main cities - Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City - with green alternatives. Instead of maize, officials are looking to produce ethanol from sugar cane or sea weed, for example, and biodiesel from palm trees or castor oil plants. (BBC News -- Business)
Mexico Long-Term Yields Drop Most in 3 Months as Government Turns to Bills Jun 26, 2009
Mexico needs to plug the holes that lower taxes are leaving behind, said , chief economist at UBS AG in Mexico City ... Thats less than the 455 billion pesos of debt forecast by , a fixed-income strategist at Mexico City-based Metanalisis SA, a firm that provides economic analysis to the government ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Read the story Jun 26, 2009
A fan of Michael Jackson attends a vigil in Mexico City, Thursday, June 25, 2009 ... In central Mexico City, Jackson impersonator Esteban Rubio, 30, organized an impromptu tribute to the musical star. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Mexico president says future of democracy at stake Jun 26, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday the future of Mexican democracy is at stake in the government's fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated. Calderon also called for making legislators more accountable to the public, including reducing the number of Congress members while allowing them to serve more than one term and face voters' judgment in re-election bids. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Malaysians have named a drink after Michael Jackson Jun 26, 2009
In central Mexico City, Jackson impersonator Esteban Rubio, 30, organized an impromptu tribute to the musical star. "I feel sad, as if a part of my life were torn away," said Rubio, who wore a black fedora and aviator-style sunglasses and held a bouquet of sunflowers. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Fans react to news of death Jun 26, 2009
Locations include New York's Times Square, outside UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, Mexico City, Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Leicester Square in London, the Glastonbury Festival, Hong Kong, Sydney, the White House, and the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. SEE ALSO. (BBC News)
Mexico reports three more deaths of A/H1N1 flu Jun 26, 2009
MEXICO CITY, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Health Ministry on Thursday reported three new deaths from the new strain of A/H1N1 flu in a statement that also raised the total of those infected to 9,028, up 749 cases since the last report. A teacher hands out disinfectant as schoolchildren wearing surgical masks attend class at an elementary school in Mexico City May 11, 2009 ... Although Mexico City has the largest number of cases, or a total of 2,085, the number only increased by 25 since the last... (Xinhuanet, China)
Guatemala reports first death from A/H1N1 flu Jun 26, 2009
MEXICO CITY, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Guatemalan Health Ministry reported on Thursday the first death from A/H1N1 flu in the country. According to information reaching here from Guatemala City, Guatemalan Health Minister Celso Cerezo told reporters that the deceased patient was a 35-year-old man, who died at the National Hospital of Cuilapa in San Rosa department, in the country's southeast. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexicos President Says Future Of Democracy At Stake In Drug War Jun 26, 2009
MEXICO CITY (June 25, 2009)--Mexico's President Felipe Calderon is warning of dire consequences if his government fails in its battle against organized crime and official corruption ... Addressing a security conference in Mexico city, the president gave a scathing account of how far corruption has spread into government ahead of next month's elections. (KWTX.com, TX)
* Democracy is at stake in crime battle: Calderon Jun 26, 2009
AP , MEXICO CITY Friday, Jun 26, 2009, Page 7. Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday that the future of democracy was at stake in the governments fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mexico's Consumer Prices Increase Less Than Forecast in June's First Half Jun 25, 2009
25 percentage point next month, said , an economist at Bursametrica Management in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Impressive win Jun 25, 2009
The United States and Mexico are rivals in soccer and play each other in an important World Cup qualifying match in Mexico City on Aug. 12, a game that Mexico needs to get three points from if it hopes to qualify for the next year s World Cup. But Wednesday, those thoughts are pushed aside mostly. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Football: Mexico wins friendly over Venezuela 4-0 Jun 25, 2009
Coach Javier Aguirre was using these matches to hone El Tri for an Aug. 12 World Cup qualifier in Mexico City against the United States, which advanced to the Confederations Cup final with a stunning 2-0 upset of top-ranked Spain on Wednesday in South Africa. According to El Tri general manager Nestor De La Torre, Mexico's current squad will stay in place only through the friendlies. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Haynes and Boone Wins Turnaround Atlas Award of the Year for Marcal Paper Mills Asset Purchase and Reorganization Jun 25, 2009
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Mexico City and Moscow, providing a full spectrum of legal services. With almost 550 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by The National Law Journal. (PR Newswire)
Sanford Woman Dies Of Swine Flu Jun 25, 2009
From Mexico City to China and beyond, surgical face masks have become the most visible sign over worries about contracting swine flu. 3:56 P.M. GMT april 27, 2009 10:00 P.M. GMT april 29, 2009. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Former Ambassador Garza joins ViaNovo Jun 24, 2009
ViaNovo has offices in Austin; Dallas; Washington, D.C.; Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico. Garza served as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 2002 to 2009 and previously held statewide and local elected and appointed offices in Texas, including chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Foreign officers help fight smuggling at US ports Jun 24, 2009
Until then, U.S. officials would probe deaths on the American side of the border and contact attache offices in Monterrey or Mexico City to follow up on leads for crimes committed literally minutes away. Suspects would flee across the border, beyond the reach of U.S. officers. (FOX 11, AZ)
How Aerosols Contribute To Climate Change Jun 24, 2009
She has also teamed with collaborators at Scripps, NOAA and other universities to profile aerosols around Houston, Texas, and Mexico City. In the latter two projects, she has provided evidence that agriculture adds more to the aerosol mix in an oil town like Houston than previously thought and that organic particles in Mexico City, rising from the smoke of street vendors and exhaust of cars driving on gas formulated differently than in the United States, glom on to dust in a different manner... (Science Daily)
Weird salamander may yield hope for amputees Jun 24, 2009
MEXICO CITY - Scientists are genetically modifying a bizarre looking Mexican salamander, which according to ancient mythology is a transformed Aztec god, in the hope its ability to regenerate body parts will one day help human amputees. Also known as "water monsters," the half-foot-long axolotl is nearly extinct in its only remaining habitat: the polluted vestiges of Aztec canals that snake though southern Mexico City, packed with colorful boats carrying tourists and mariachi musicians ... In a... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Tropical Storm Andres May Become Hurricane Off Mexico, Heads Toward Cabo Jun 24, 2009
Andres, the first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, is being blamed for the death of a man in Guerrero state who drowned in a flood, according to Mexico City- based El Universal. The newspaper also reported 200 people were evacuated from the port of Acapulco. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Officials arrested in Mexico day care blaze Jun 24, 2009
(06-23) 04:00 PDT Mexico City. Seven state officials have been arrested for negligent homicide in a day care center fire that killed 47 children in northern Mexico, an official said Monday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'No extradition' for kidnap woman Jun 24, 2009
By Stephen Gibbs BBC News, Mexico City ... She was arrested in 2005 at a ranch near Mexico City where three kidnapping victims had been held for two months. (BBC News -- Europe)
US Nixes 40 Percent Cuts At Climate Change Talks Jun 24, 2009
Stern said that "there are still significant differences between the parties" on emissions levels at the talks that were held just south of Mexico City. "There's not final agreement on anything yet, but I think we've made some progress," he said. (CBS News -- World)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jun 24, 2009
Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. President George Bush was forced to make several concessions to his Latin American colleagues yesterday when they concluded their two-day summit with only a vague commitment to a controversial pan-American free trade area. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Jun 24, 2009
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Living off the wind Jun 24, 2009
24, 2009 12:00 AM Republic Mexico City Bureau. LA VENTA, Mexico - The windmills stand in rows like an army of Goliaths, steel towers taller than the Statue of Liberty and topped with blades as long as a jetliner's wing. (AZCentral -- Business)
* Mexico searches for nine people wanted in day care tragedy Jun 24, 2009
AP, MEXICO CITY Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009, Page 7. Strong waves are seen at the beaches of Acapulco, Guerrero state, in Mexico on Monday as Tropical Storm Andres approaches. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
